Mahanoy Railroad Tunnel
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N 40° 48.831 W 076° 05.419
18T E 408044 N 4518664
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Waymark Code: WMPQCC
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2015
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Mahanoy Tunnel was completed in 1862. The tunnel is 3,500 feet long and runs under the Buck Mountain near Mahanoy City Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The northern entrance is located at the Mahanoy Township village of Buck Mountain and the southern entrance is located at the base of Vulcan Hill (SR54)in Ryan Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Built outside the Ryan Township side are two structures that housed two large ventilation fans used to blow fresh air into the tunnel when smoke providing steam locomotives passed through. The tunnel is still currently used by Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad.
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